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Super fund awards Aussie equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... mandate worth more than $200 million to Omega Global Investors. State Super allocated the funds to Omega's smart beta-plus strategy, complementing its existing Australian equity portfolio. Omega joins the likes of Pendal, Maple-Brown Abbott, Lazard ...

Industry funds consider $22bn merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... death and TPD cover to all eligible members, with opt-in income protection cover for Basic members and as default for Basic Plus members.

Chief economist update: Cash is King

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... allocations increased from 34% underweight to a net 22% underweight (might be counter-intuitive but given low/very low bond yields plus sinking inflation expectations provide no incentive to go overweight on bonds).

ASIC FAR, advice industry contract

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... the likes of Synchron, Capstone and Akambo and Infocus made gains. Among the bigger players, ClearView, IOOF, TAL and State Plus also gained ground. The fastest growing advice group in the three years to December 2018 was the National Tax and Accountants ...

Tribeca's Fenton to set up shop at Channel

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
The former co-portfolio manager of the $978 million Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund is getting ready to start a new long/short investment firm with the Sydney-based multi-boutique. Sean Fenton and three others are expected to launch a new equities boutique ...

Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut the official cash rate to a new record low of 1.25% on the June 4... plus, expectations for at least one more rate reduction this year. But is this something to be joyful about? After all, the RBA ...

Super fund overhauls group insurance cover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... have personalised their cover. Members who have income protection cover will see their waiting period of accrued sick leave plus 14 days stretch to 90 days or accrued sick leave (whichever is greater). For members that have personalised income protection ...

Frat house ponzi scheme charged

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... students, recent graduates, or their family members, SEC said. He offered investors bond agreements with a fixed rate of return plus principal back or in a hedge fund named Artis Proficio Capital claiming it had returned 56% in the previous year, for ...

Chief economist update: Oil market slides from bull to bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... growth outlook and therefore, oil demand. Taken alongside, supply disruptions/sanctions in Venezuela, Libya, Iran and others, plus the implementation of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other oil producers cut ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... healthcare and IT and has an 8-10% exposure to renewables. At the most environmentally friendly end of the scale, the renewables plus growth option has a stated focus on investing in the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and has 20% exposure ...